[Opensim-dev] Version Numbering Schemes

[Ryan McDougall]

+1

Cheers,

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 5:00 AM, Frisby, Adam <adam at deepthink.com.au> wrote:
> Yeah, I do like that idea,
>
> +1
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:opensim-dev-
>> bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Justin Clark-Casey
>> Sent: Sunday, 9 November 2008 6:50 PM
>> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
>> Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] Version Numbering Schemes
>>
>> Stefan Andersson wrote:
>> > +1 fo sho.
>> >
>> > Also, I would love if there was any kind of room for 'fortifying'
>> > a given version branch within the repo.
>> >
>> > I mean, when we tagged 0.6.0, could we have a branch that was
>> dedicated
>> > to just applying bug-fixes, and stabilizing fixes to?
>> >
>> > We've already said that we don't have the resources within the
>> project
>> > to do proper release cycle, but could we at least have somewhere for
>> > people who want to work on stability over features for a given
>> version?
>> > I know it would definitively help with my debugging motivation to
>> have
>> > one there - and believe it or not, but in the majority of cases, you
>> can
>> > actually apply the changes directly into the next version as well.
>> >
>> > How about a 0.6.0_fortified branch? Or some other numbering, perhaps?
>> >
>> > So, 0.6.1 would be bugfixes + ongoing development,
>> > 0.6.0_fortified would only be bugfixes, and done only by those who
>> > actually find the motivation to work on fortification of a given
>> version.
>>
>> This sounds like a good plan.  It would allow us to see if there is the
>> capacity or motivation to run both stable and
>> development streams (I don't think that we've reached the requires
>> level of maturity with the code yet).
>>
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> > Stefan Andersson
>> > Tribal Media AB
>> >
>> > Join the 3d web revolution : http://tribalnet.se/
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ---
>> >
>> > From: adam at deepthink.com.au
>> > To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
>> > Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 07:01:07 -0500
>> > Subject: [Opensim-dev] Version Numbering Schemes
>> >
>> >
>> > I'd like to propose switching our version numbering schemes to
>> something
>> > similar to how the Linux Kernel used to operate, whereby we have
>> > unstable and stable version numbers independent of each other.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > For instance,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 0.6.0 is a stable release
>> >
>> > 0.6.1 is under development
>> >
>> > 0.6.2 is stable, etc.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > So as soon as we tag a stable release, we then increment the version
>> > number straight away up to an odd number to indicate that we're now
>> > working on potentially a not so stable version, when it returns to
>> > stability, we tag it again to an even number, add the tag & release,
>> > then increment back to an unstable one.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This way, when users say they are using 0.6.X, we can quickly
>> determine
>> > if they are on a stable supported release, or bleeding edge.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thoughts?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Adam
>> >
>> >
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